4IPNET OWL800 User Manual

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User’s ManualOWL800 / OWL2000 / HSG800 ENGLISH© 2008 4IPNET, INC.594.4 UserWhen set to Gateway Mode, OWL800 is capable of dealing with user authentication, authorization and accounting.The user account information is stored in the local database or a specified external RADIUS server. This sectionprovides information on the following functions: Local User Authentication, RADIUS Authentication, On-demandAuthentication, Policy Configuration, Policy Firewall, Policy Specific Route, and Roaming Out and 802.1XClient Device Settings.4.4.1 LocalLocal user database is built locally in OWL800. To add new user accounts, enter specific information (User Name,Password, MAC Address, and Remark) and click Add. All created accounts are displayed in the User List.Gateway Mode Postfix: It is a string used by the system to distinguish which database/server will be used for authenticationwhen a user enters the user name to log in. For example, when the Postfix is configured as “local”, user1@localwill tell the system to use Local user database. A meaningful string will help administrators manage theauthentication. It is only allowed to use numbers (0 to 9), alphabets (a to z or A to Z), dash (-), underline (_) anddot (.) with a maximum of 40 characters.